Distinctive World Water Craft in Medieval to Modern Vessels
The article surveys global boat types from the gondola of Venice to Chinese junks and Indian catamarans. It notes canoes and canoes with outriggers in Hawaii Samoa and Fiji, describes the Turkish caique and English wherries, and reflects on how different lands shape boat design while sharing core principles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
India
Venice
Pacific
Stereily
Hawaiian Islands
Samoa
Siwa
Burmah
China
England
Ireland
Portsmouth
Sea of
Marmara
Aegean
Apostasy and Jewish faith in a luncheon tale
At a pre departure luncheon for Europa to Joseph Cowen an English Zionist the topic of apostasy arose. One man recounted that a wealthiest New York Jewish family baptized their first child to remove an obstacle to the boy's progress. Another tale from Basle recalled Herzl about a precocious child asking his father why people do not all become Jews when they grow old. The father had renounced his faith. The child’s remark about grandfather from Russia calling him an awful Jew reflects enduring tensions.
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Europa
Joseph Cowen
New York
Basle
Theodor Herzl
Stockson Bonds
Russia
Manhay
Jim Farren
Negle
Jimren
Louw
Farren
Two Social Outcasts and a Desperado Jim Farren Tale
A long tale set in a northern Connecticut county recounts Jim Farren a six foot two inch desperado whose crimes spurred a sheriff led posse and a dramatic trial. The defense brushes aside the prosecutor's harsh view, arguing Farren was formed by neglect and poverty, then a judge spares him with minimal sentences, while the crowd absorbs the grim arc of crime punishment.
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Astin
Blind Alley
Chatham Square
United Raven
Egypt
India
China
Connecticut
Jim Farren
Jim
Davis
Four Corners
Farren
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Coromandel
Madras
West Indies
South America
Fiji
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